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Buckingham planning commission declines to add policy statements to draft comprehensive plan; will rely on boardletter to Richmond

3159883 · April 30, 2025
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Commissioners voted to exclude two proposed statements about preserving local land-use authority from the draft comprehensive plan and instead rely on a separate letter the Board of Supervisors will send to state lawmakers.

The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to remove two proposed policy statements about local control from the draft comprehensive plan and to rely instead on a letter the Board of Supervisors will send to Richmond. Commissioners voted to exclude both statements before opening the public hearing on the plan.

Commissioner Pete, who drafted one of the suggested statements, told the commission he intended the language to make clear "it's our intent to…

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